 | Don C. Locke, Jane Myers, Edwin L. Herr - Psychology - 2001 - 788 pages
...McWhirter (1994) as the process by which people, organizations, or groups who are powerless or marginalized (a) become aware of the power dynamics at work in...gaining some reasonable control over their lives, (c) which they exercise, (d) withour infringing on the rights of others, and (e) which coincides with actively... | |
 | Rebecca Toporek - Psychology - 2006 - 640 pages
...empowerment as the process by which people, organizations, or groups who are powerless or marginalized: (a) become aware of the power dynamics at work in...gaining some reasonable control over their lives, (c) which they exercise, (d) without infringing upon the rights of others, and (e) which coincides with... | |
 | Barbara Lichner Ingram - Psychology - 2006 - 694 pages
...oppressed minorities. McWhirter (1994) listed goals for people who are powerless or marginalized: • Become aware of the power dynamics at work in their life context. • Develop skills and capacities for gaining reasonable control over their lives. • Exercise these... | |
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McWhirter (1994) defined empowerment as "the process by which people, organizations, or groups who are powerless or marginalized (a) become aware of the power dynamics at work in their life context, (b) develop the skills and capacity for gaining some... 